viii, 326 pages : 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-318) and index

Introduction : Engineering as knowledge -- Design and the growth of knowledge : the Davis wing and the problem of airfoil design, 1908-1945 -- Establishment of design requirements : flying-quality specifications for American aircraft, 1918-1943 -- A theoretical tool for design : control-volume analysis, 1912-1953 -- Data for design : the air-propeller tests of W.F. Durand and E.P. Lesley, 1916-1926 -- Design and production : the innovation of flush riveting in American airplanes, 1930-1950 -- The anatomy of engineering design knowledge -- A variation-selection model for the growth of engineering knowledge

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